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Hit the gym, then hit the books

Memory increases with daily exercise
Editors Note: This is the third part of a three-part series on good finals habits. Check out kansan.com for information on sleeping and eating during finals. Long said exercise released hormones like serotonin that helped students feel happy and motivated. Laura Webb, a graduate student and KU Fit instructor at the Ambler recreation center, agreed BY JUSTINE PATTON that students would feel refreshed jpatton@kansan.com after they exercised. I just feel better after I work During finals week, swivel chairs out. My whole attitude has changed and computer desks replace station- after I am at the gym, Webb said. ary bikes and treadmills as students Even if Im not all that excited ditch exercise for more study time. about going to the Rec one day, Amber Long, the fitness coor- usually if I go I never regret it. dinator for the Ambler Student Patty Quinlan, the nursing Recreation Fitness Center, said supervisor at Watkins Memorial these students might be neglect- Health Center, said exercise could ing their grade also help stupoint averages dents fight sickI think a lot of times we get along with ness, another their muscles. finals week foe. caught up in thinking we Long said It helps the need to exercise for a whole exercise, espeblood system cially cardioand circulatory hour. Thats not the case. vascular exersystem work cise like runfaster, so any Amber long ning, actually toxins or buildFitness coordinator helped memups in our body ory formation. can be filtered Increased heart rate and blood flow out quickly, Quinlan said. Then, to the brain helps people build up if we are met with bacteria or virusmemory connections, Long said. es, our immune system can take So, when students are studying, care of us. they will remember the facts more Long said if students had efficiently if they have exercised not exercised on a regular basis first. throughout the semester, finals Long said students didnt have to week was a great time to start. spend hours running on the treadTypically students think they mill. She said they could reap these cant spare an hour or 30 minutes benefits by exercising for as little as to go exercise, because they want 20 minutes a day. to study, Long said. Thats great, I think a lot of times we get but I have a feeling that if they took caught up in thinking we need to those 30 minutes to refocus and get exercise for a whole hour, Long some needed energy, theyd probsaid. Thats not the case. We just ably be more efficient and focused need to work harder in the 20 or 30 in their studies. minutes that we do have. Exercise can also help students Edited by Dana Meredith stay motivated while studying.

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Natalie Pak, a sophomore from Springfield, Mo., catches up on some reading while she pedals away on the second floor of the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. According to Amber Long, the fitness coordinator for the Ambler Recreation Center, cardiovascular exercise incerases blood flow to the brain, which helps build up memory connections.

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Kansas turned the ball over 22 times facing Memphis pressure defense, but rode a balanced scoring attack to pull away late.

Students Cellphone use in class learn about an increasing problem crimes in Most students accounting text in lectures
BY GARTH SEARS
gsears@kansan.com amcnaughton@kansan.com On any given day, Tyler Smith pulls out his phone to check texts during class. Smith, a junior from Hutchinson, said it wasnt really about being bored, but maintaining communication. I just text family or friends and work a lot, Smith said. The prevalence of texting during class inspired two Wilkes University psychologists from New York to conduct an anonymous survey of 269 students. In their survey, Deborah Tindell and Robert Bohlander found that 95 percent of students brought their phones to class every day and 91 percent had used their phones to text message during class. According to the study, almost half of all respondents said it was easy to text in class without their instructor knowing. And 62 percent said they should be allowed to text in class as long as they didnt disturb their classmates. Bailey Young, a sophomore from Winfield, sometimes uses her phone during class to text or check the time. Normally, she is responding to a text rather than initiating one, Young said. Im not a huge texter, Young said. I dont just text to text.

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Fan caused Malott evacuation

Malott Hall was evacuated Monday after a report of a chemical smell on the fifth floor. An overheated exhaust fan was the source.

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To his surprise, Paul Mason saw himself on the screen. Someone had videotaped him getting his morning coffee at Panera Bread and driving to the School of Business. Maybe next time Mason will think twice before he turns his students into crooks, teaching them how to wash checks, steal credit card information, even swindle the elderly. Callie Reber, a masters student from McPherson, is in Masons Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting class. Her group did a presentation on surveillance, and couldnt think of a better target than Mason. They always saw him with a Panera cup in the morning, and they asked an administrative assistant near his office what time he usually got in. She said 7 a.m., so by 6:30 they were waiting at Panera, 520 W. 23rd St. It made me think about how I follow the same routine every day, Reber said. He thought it was a good way to show a real-life example of a class concept. The class, ACCT 741, is a graduate level class designed for people who will work with auditing. For some like Reber, who will be doing auditing for a firm in Kansas City next year, that might be a career as

95 percent of students bring their phones to class every day 91 percent have used their phones to text message during class About 50 percent said it is easy to text in class without their instructor knowing 99 percent of students indicated that they believe they should be allowed to keep their cell phones in class 62 percent said they should be allowed to text in class if they dont disturb classmates

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n The spencer museum of Art student Advisory board will host a study night from 4 p.m. to midnight in the central court of the spencer museum of Art. They will provide free bagels, coca-cola products and Wi-Fi.

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CORRECTION
The dec. 6 story Professor teaches inmates poetry misidentified the man who is the program director for the douglas county correctional Facility. His name is mike caron.

WikiLeaks founder sent to jail, faces extradition

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LONDON A British judge sent Julian Assange to jail on Tuesday, denying bail to the WikiLeaks founder after Assange vowed to fight efforts to be extradited to Sweden in a sex-crimes investigation. Despite Assanges legal troubles, a WikiLeaks spokesman insisted the flow of secret U.S. diplomatic cables would not be affected. He also downplayed efforts to constrict the groups finances after both Visa and MasterCard cut off key funding methods Tuesday. This will not change our operation, spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson told The Associated Press. As if to underline the point, WikiLeaks released a dozen new diplomatic cables, its first publication in more than 24 hours, including the details of a NATO defense plan for Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that prompted an indignant response from the Russian envoy to the alliance. Assange turned himself in to Scotland Yard on Tuesday morning, and was sent to the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in the early afternoon. He showed no reaction as Judge Howard Riddle denied him bail and sent him to jail until his next extradition hearing on Dec. 14. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, visiting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. troops in Afghanistan, was pleased to hear that Assange had been arrested. That sounds like good news to me, he said Tuesday. Riddle asked the 39-year-old Australian whether he understood that he could agree to be extradited to Sweden. Assange, dressed in a navy blue suit, cleared his throat and said: I understand that and I do not consent. The judge said he had grounds to believe that the former computer hacker a self-described homeless refugee might not show up to his next hearing if he were granted bail. Arguments during the hour-long hearing detailed the sex accusations against Assange, all of which he has denied. Attorney Gemma Lindfield, acting on behalf of the Swedish authorities, outlined one allegation of rape, two allegations of molestation and one of unlawful coercion stemming from Assanges separate sexual encounters in August with two women in Sweden. Lindfield said one woman accused Assange of pinning her down and refusing to use a condom on the night of Aug. 14 in Stockholm. That woman also accused of Assange of molesting her in a way designed to violate her sexual integrity several days later. A second woman accused Assange of having sex with her without a condom while she was asleep at her Stockholm home. Assanges lawyers have claimed the accusations stem from a dispute over consensual but unprotected sex and say the women only made the claims after finding out about each others relationships with Assange. WikiLeaks lawyer Mark Stephens says the case has taken on political overtones a claim Swedish officials have rejected. Legally, there is a good chance Assange will be heading to Sweden. Experts say European arrest warrants like the one issued by Sweden can be tough to beat, barring mental or physical incapacity. Even if the warrant were defeated on a technicality, Sweden could simply issue a new one. Assanges Swedish lawyer Bjorn Hurtig said it was difficult to say how long the extradition process in Britain would take, but it could be anywhere from a week to two months.

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Los AnGeLes mark Leon lives in a sweet spot for big rigs in Los Angeles county. nine years after a truck hauling chocolate syrup crashed into his mobile home park, another rig hauling 36,000 pounds of whipped cream and sour cream crashed Tuesday just feet from his house. Authorities say the truck, driven by an unlicensed 16year-old, was stopped by a stand of trees and a chainlink fence just off Interstate 210. Three people had minor injuries.
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City considers new plans for trash disposal

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gsears@kansan.com If youre trying to rile up someone from Lawrence you figure talking about recycling, unemployment and parking downtown ought to do it then bring up the citys new discussion on trash collection. In early September, the city council told city staff to come up with a menu of options for the future of the citys trash collection. In late November, the staff sent the council a memo with three main choices. Now, its up to the city council and neighborhood associations across the city to weigh in. We werent trying to generate the solution or the right answer, said Tammy Bennett, assistant public works director. We want it to serve as the basis of discussion moving forward. The first option is to maintain the status quo, the rear-loaded trucks that require a crew of two or three people with no requirement for citizens to rent a cart. But the other two options propose buying new technology, such as fully automated trucks with arms to pick up carts, which typically only require a one-person crew. That means fewer trash collectors, less wages and less workers compensation the city has to pay out. One of the options calls for mostly new, fully automated trucks, while the second calls for a mix of those and status quo semi-automated trucks, which would mean crews of one and sometimes two. The new trucks also touch on a topic thats important in Lawrence: the environment. Any move to fully automated trucks would require residents to rent a cart from the city. The carts would be available in different sizes 35, 65 and 95 gallons and would require people to pay more for throwing more away. Thats a positive for the green community. Bennett said the city heard from residents who wanted the price of disposal to be related to the amount of waste, even measured by trash collectors at the curb. Thats really challenging from the technical perspective, Bennett said. Not to mention that theres a real risk of increasing illegal dumping. Bennett said the cart system is more doable and that other cities have gone to a similar system. Even beyond the trash collection aspect, the city staff included possible recycling options and goals for reducing waste in the memo, which will spur debate about how the city will handle recycling. Britten Kuckelman, a junior from Wichita, said the carts might help the environment a little, but the city should be focusing on recycling. She said the city of Wichita collected both trash and recycle bins, and her family began throwing away more things in the recycle bin than the trash. People will do whats convenient, Kuckelman said. Right now, recycling in Lawrence isnt convenient. Also, buying the shiny new trucks comes with a catch. They need space to stick out that arm and pick up the trash, so parking zones might change, especially in the tighter streets around town. Bennett said the city could never have only fully automated trucks, because the current rear-loaded option is the only way to collect trash in areas like downtown. Consider the student ghetto, the area between campus and downtown Massachusetts Street. It has older, more narrow streets with dense parking. Caroline Kraft, a junior from Tulsa, Okla., used to live in an apartment near 14th and Tennessee streets. She said parking around there is already strained by a lack of parking space. Its a big problem already, Kraft said. The last thing we need is to reduce parking. She said regardless of what the city decides to do, it cant change parking in that tight area without making things worse. That would be one place that may always have to have rear-loaded service, Bennett said. While a fully automated truck could cost as much as $230,000 $30,000 more than the truck the city uses now it would save money in the long term by saving on wages and workers compensation for trash collectors. From 2005 to 2010 so far, the average cost of workers compensation for Lawrence trash collectors was more than $215,000 per year, according to the memo from city staff. Bennett said most customers probably wouldnt notice much difference in service between a fully automated and semi-automated trash truck. The required carts and altered parking, however, might be a different story. Its now up to the city to decide if it wants to start buying the new fully automated trucks, and how many it wants to buy. Neighborhood associations and concerned citizens have a chance to voice their opinion in the coming months. The city commission meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Bennett stressed that the three options laid out arent final, or even exclusive. The citys choice might be a mix of all three, or something entirely else. There are tons of options out there, Bennett said. This is just a starting point, a first step. Edited by Alex Tretbar

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Fan motor caused suspicious smell

The reported chemical smell that led to the evacuation of Malott Hall Monday was actually caused by an overheating exhaust fan motor from a fume hood, said Jill Jess, University spokeswoman. KU Public Safety received a call reporting an unknown chemical smell on the fifth floor of Malott at 4:20 p.m. Monday. The building remained evacuated until about 6:45 p.m., when the smell dispersed enough for the air quality to be safe. The fifth-floor lab where the smell came from remained closed. Two University employees had complained of headaches from the smell. One employee was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and the other was treated at the scene. Jess said the fan motor was being fixed and the lab was back open for moderate use.
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ideas and proposals about these issues, warren said. If the whole university is as engaged in this as possible, it will lead to a stronger plan thats more likely to be adopted and used as a tool by administration. Changing the Universitys outdated general education requirements and creating more research engagement would have a wide range of benefits, including better recruitment of both students and faculty. Students are attracted to universities that are as strong as they can be in terms of research and scholarship, warren said. Kristin bowman-James, professor of chemistry and the other co-chair of the group, said this discussion board will take advantage of the many people not in administration that still have very good ideas and insight on these issues. we hope this results in changes that everyone in the KU community feels they were a part of, bowman-James said. To become a part of the discussion, go to http://www.provost. ku.edu/planning/school-emphases/discussion-board.shtml.
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Provost launches discussion board

Doctor dressed as Elvis performs CPR

As part of University Provost Jeff Vitters ongoing strategic planning process, an online discussion board will become operational today. The board will allow students, faculty, staff and other members of the KU community to provide suggestions to improve the Universitys academic experience. earlier this semester, the provost established three work groups to strengthen the educational environment, drive research and innovation, and engage scholarship with public service. These groups are overseeing issues that range from improving the Universitys reputation as a research institution to altering its general education requirements to better fit student needs. Steve warren, vice chancellor for research and graduate studies and co-chair of the driving discovery and Innovation work group that is providing the discussion board, said the ideas that result from these blog discussions will have a major impact on the work groups plans. Its important to get a broad sampling of peoples thoughts,

It wasnt blue suede shoes but a pair of sneakers that led a San Francisco doctor dressed as elvis Presley to a woman who passed out at a Las Vegas restaurant after a marathon. Claudio Palma tells the Las Vegas review-Journal he was dressed as the King after Sundays Las Vegas rock n roll half-marathon when he performed CPr and resuscitated another runner at the burger bar at Mandalay Place. The 36-year-old was clad in a jumpsuit, sideburns and scarf for the race and may have looked like Presley, but in real life, hes an anesthesiologist. Palma says paramedics then arrived, and the woman gave him a weird look and told him she was OK. He says the incident wasnt the only heart-stopping one that day: he also got married at a run-thru chapel during the race.

ground when he tossed rolls of toilet paper from a small plane has been placed on probation and will have to write a letter of apology. The record of woodland Park reports that 60-year-old warren Saunders of westwood entered into the plea agreement Monday with the bergen County Prosecutors Office. He pleaded guilty to dropping objects from an aircraft in a populated area. Hell write a letter to the towns mayor apologizing. Saunders said he did the drop over the westwood Middle School athletic fields on Oct. 13 as a test run for a high school football game.
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Multiplayer role-playing games expand influence

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ber of people to play, Smedley ond half of next year, needed a lot said. Its a huge notch above cur- of work, so it was delayed. There was a moment in time in rent-generation shooters. And MAG isnt the only game our company where we looked at to combine the popularity of first- our own stuff with a clear eye and person shooters with the addictive saw we have to do better, he said of the delay. DC Universe was nature of online role-playing. The largest MMO shooter in held for a year-and-a-half from the world was created in Korea. when we wanted to launch it and Crossfire hit the United States last now Im very happy with it. While Sony Online year and makes all of its money by charging players for premium Entertainment works to develop both pay to play and free to play weapons. Smedley added that he wouldnt massively online games, they also be surprised if the maker of the keep an eye out on the less traditional forms game he curof massive rently plays most right now, online games, I think something very Activisions Call especially big is happening in online those made by of Duty: Black Ops, didnt cresmaller, indie play in general. ate an MMO of developers. its own soon. L e a g u e john smedley I think the of Legends, sony online ent. president lines for what which has you call a masplayers consively multitrolling heroes player online as they try to game are being blurred, he said. take down an enemys fortress, Now an MMO just needs to be isnt really massive. Less than a a game where a large number dozen gamers can play in a single of people can interact. It doesnt match at a time. But Smedley says mean it needs a subscription or to that the number of people playing have micro transactions. matches at any given time is stagSmedley says that Sony Online gering, something that reminds Entertainment are starting to him that the massive in massively invest more heavily in the free- multiplayer doesnt necessarily to-play model. Kid-friendly have to be in a single game. It can Free Realms and Clone Wars instead by a mammoth commuAdventures are both doing well nity built around a single game. and SOE just launched a new These guys are doing amazing Facebook game called Wild Life numbers, he said. Is it an MMO? Refuge. The publisher is also gear- Its definitely not an MMO but ing up to launch a new Facebook they are rivaling MMO concurgame based on James Pattersons rency numbers. books that will have players huntSmedley points to Minecraft ing down a killer. as another surprising success of a And Sony Online game that bridges the gap between Entertainment is also keeping traditional MMO and traditional a foot planted in the realm of single-player titles. Minecraft, big budget games. DC Universe which was launched after a week Online is currently in beta, pre- of development by one person paring to go live soon. And spy and has since been downloaded versus spy MMO The Agency is hundreds of thousands of times, still in the works despite signifi- remains in a constant state of cant delays. upgrading and beta testing. Smedley says The Agency, Great games, Smedley said, which is now due out in the sec- attract a lot of people.

This week, exceedingly popular computer game World of Warcraft undergoes a cataclysm, reshaping not just the games landscape but how you play in the game. But World of Warcrafts reboot is nothing compared to the turmoil the entire genre is undergoing. Massively multiplayer online role-playing games, once the home of fantasy, magic and swordplay, are increasingly diversifying to include not only new themes and settings to explore, but also new takes on what it means to roleplay and how players interact. I think something very big is happening in online play in general, said John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment, the company behind DC Universe Online, Free Realms and EverQuest. The year kicked off with the launch of MAG on the Playstation 3. The first-person shooter created by the folks behind popular shooter series SOCOM supports rolling battles of up to 256 players at a time. And there is no way to play the game offline. At first blush MAG may seem like a standard military shooter, but the game shares a lot of elements with traditional MMOs, it has gamers choose from one of three factions to play in and then tracks each players progress, allowing them to level up their character and unlock talents. Its about getting a large num-

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Hollywood lacks Christmas flicks

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LOS ANGELES This year, the role of Grinch will be played by Hollywood. The release of new Christmas movies has been as much a tradition of the season as the annual late-night TV showing of Its a Wonderful Life and shoppers stampeding stores on Black Friday. But this year, theres hardly a holiday movie in sight. Instead of playing off time-tested and universal plot lines such as a return home for the holidays or trotting out Christmas icons such as Santa Claus, Tinseltown is foregoing the usual, uh, tinsel. The lone Christmas movie, The Nutcracker in 3D, has received tepid reviews and is appearing in only a token number of theaters. In past seasons, there have been as many as half a dozen holiday movies jostling one another in theaters in the closing weeks of the year. The scarcity of Christmas movies reflects a change in traditional Hollywood thinking. Family films are as popular as ever, industry executives note indeed, the years biggest-grossing picture is the kid-friendly Toy Story 3 but the film world thinks Yuletide themes are getting a bit long in the whiskers. The way to do a big-budget film these days is to take stories that everyone in the world knows and take them in a new direction, said Joe Roth, a producer and former chairman of Walt Disney Studios. But no ones come up with a fresh way to do a holiday movie, so were all doing it with other kinds of stories. Roth should know: He helped create the Christmas blockbuster, overseeing two holidayoriented Home Alone movies at Fox and the first release in Disneys Santa Clause trilogy. But this year hes not readying any Christmas films, instead concentrating on new takes on the Snow White and Wizard of Oz stories. Those hoping Hollywoods Kringle-less Christmas is an aberration will be disappointed. There is only one known holiday movie in the development pipeline for 2011. For decades, Christmas films have been the closest you can get to an old chestnut in Hollywood. No fewer than 57 holiday movies have been released since MGM debuted A Christmas Carol in 1938 (the first of six adaptations of the Charles Dickens classic, including one starring the Muppets).

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On Monday afternoon parts of Lawrence lost power for about an hour. Heres one columnists take on the power outage as it happened. The power is out. Again. I have no idea why. As far as I know, this happens a lot in East Lawrence. Its already happened twice this year and only once during an actual storm. I decided I would chronicle how I spent my power outage. 1:30 p.m. Realize the power is out. Theres some red box in my apartment buildings lobby (I live in an old house) that beeps incessantly to, I dont know, let us know the power is out, or something? Its kind of like when your girl friends complains to you about boys (Oh my god, guys are sooooo dumb! Why are guys sooooo dumb? I wish someone could make guys not sooooo dumb! BEEP BEEP BEEP!). I realize this time, at least, my laptop has battery power. I try the Internet. Internet is down. 1:40 p.m. I turn on my Zune music library. I turn it to shuffle. Kimya Dawsons Tire Swing plays. I skip it. My Chemical Romance plays. I skip it. Some instrumental crap from The Corpse Bride plays. I skip it. I wonder why I havent deleted a bunch of this stuff. 1:50 p.m.

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by chance carmichael
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I begin watching the intersection of Mississippi and 11th streets. Pray for a fender bender. I miss you, television. 1:52 p.m. My sister tells me her power is out. I begin to wonder if this is an alien conspiracy. Suddenly that episode of Twilight Zone, The Monsters of Maple Street I dont think Ive ever seen it, but we were assigned to read the teleplay for it in seventh grade for some odd reason seems too real. I mean, she lives only like two blocks away, but still. 1:57 p.m. I watch a squirrel climbing a tree for five minutes. I feel very Thoreau right now. Or, you know, booooored out of my skull. 2:02 p.m. Without any distractions, and despite having listened to this song a billion times, I discover verse in Gogol Bordellos Start Wearing Purple that is sung in a different language. Im like Columbus, except waaaay stupid, not racist, and on a much smaller scale.

2:05 p.m. My roommate arrives! He comes from the world of electricity. He instantly begins crying and clutching his Xbox 360 when he enters. 2:10 p.m. I turn off my music. I dont need you, Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I can listen to rhythmic footsteps, weird bowling ball dropping sounds and doorslams of my neighbors. 2:15 p.m. I make a list of Christmas present ideas for family and friends. All of the gift ideas involve electricity. I get nostalgic and cry a little bit too. 2:17 p.m. I lose all hope. What is life? But a series of disappointing moments. I DONT CARE IF SOMEBODY ALREADY SAID THAT. 2:20 p.m. Power returns. Thank God, I dont have to be alone with my perverted thoughts anymore. Now, where was I in that that Dan Aykroyd Saturday Night Live rerun from 2003? Boy, Chris Parnell and Will Forte were funny! And so, normalcy returns for The Jolly Jayhawk! Happy Holidays, folks. Ill see you next semester (hopefully). Carmichael is a junior from Mulvane in creative writing.

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n recognition of ESPNs Jimmy V week, Im urging anyone looking for some sort of moral direction or sense of hope to take 11 minutes and 15 seconds out of their busy lives and watch Jimmy Valvanos famous 1993 ESPY speech. For those who havent seen it, in his last few months of life Jimmy Valvano used his acceptance speech time to encourage the world to stop, look around and enjoy life, something the modern media continuously fail to do. For those who have seen it, watch it again. Ive probably seen it over 50 times, and each time different words of inspiration hit me harder and each time I get something different out of it. And this week, Jimmy V week and also the week of the 13th anniversary of my brothers death, I received a different message of importance from the speech. In his speech, Valvano gives the world three things to do every day to make each persons life more enthusiastic, enjoyable and fulfilled: Laugh. Think. Cry. In todays world, society does a decent job of encouraging us to think and laugh. School makes us think. Media make us laugh. But we fail to recognize the importance of tears and are seldom encouraged to cry. Now Ive mentioned my brothers death in a column a few months ago, but to clarify my brother died of brain complications suddenly when I was seven and he was nine. We were abnormally close for siblings and his death sent me into an emotional whirlwind. Years after his death, my youthful brain was in a constant emotional self-battle. From what I understood, even as a little girl, tears represented weakness and holding it in represented strength. So for a very long time, I battled to resist all thoughts of him, mentally defending his memory from draining my psyche. But as I got older, I realized his memory was inescapable. It became like a painful beating in the back of my brain, numbing my entire emotions and restricting me from happiness. And finally about a year ago, I swallowed my pride and admitted to my mom that I had never dealt with my brothers death and I needed to talk to someone. The psychologist I saw didnt help much, but she did allow me to open up his

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memories and start getting more comfortable talking, laughing and crying about the life and death of my brother . Ironically, at the same time, a friend of mine told me to read Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. And in all honesty, that book alone helped me cope with the emotions of my brothers death far more than the psychologist did. In the book, Morrie Schwartz, a professor months away from his death, shares lifes most crucial lessons with the author. Like Valvano, Morrie encourages people to let all emotions, negative and positive, penetrate them fully. In my favorite passage, Morrie proudly mourns the loss of his mother who died when he was eight years old and explains that it is natural to still mourn a tragedy of that type, even 70 years later. After reading that, something clicked. I learned that it was OK to set the emotions of a loved one free, and I engulfed myself with thoughts of my brother. When I would think of him I would speak of him to my friends or write to him, sharing any memories I thought of with friends and family who knew him and those who didnt. I spent a good portion of last December recalling the memories that I had blocked out for so long. And it felt damn good. I made a fool of myself crying or laughing in strange places where people probably mistook me for a freak, but for the first time, I didnt care. After diving into dark memories and thoughts so emotionally soaked, I finally felt free to really laugh, smile, and enjoy life. Sure, it was temporarily painful, but now knowing that I can still keep him alive is continuously satisfying. With that said, listen to Jimmy Valvano and dont hesitate to get your emotions going through laughter, thought and even tears. Matney is a junior from shawnee in journalism.

Enjoy your holiday food

It starts with Thanksgiving. Eating until you are comfortably full is not an option on Thanksgiving if you dont eat yourself into a coma, youre a spoil-sport. Then, for college students, comes the last week of school and finals. And when that last test is finally over and its time to relax, the holiday parties begin. Every night is a celebration, so we go out and eat cake, cookies, brownies and chocolate mints, and wash them down with champagne. On New Years Eve, this season of excess goes out with a bang. Grown-ups have permission to drink like college students, so most of us take things a few steps further. Its a holiday, and its fun. And the next morning, its over. We feel hungover, sick to our stomachs and guilty. So, we make resolutions. The nation goes on a collective diet. We give up sugar, fat and carbs and promise to stay under 1,500 calories a day. We go to the gym. And oh yeah, we promise to quit smoking and stop procrastinating on our homework. This year will be different. Its a nationally sanctioned binge-and-purge ritual, and its a symptom of what food journalist Michael Pollan calls our national eating disorder. I love brownies and I dont have a problem with the idea of holiday food. But I do have a problem with a way of eating that turns food into the enemy and inspires self-loathing. What if we could eat a doughnut on Hanukkah or a gingerbread cookie on Christmas, stop before we made ourselves sick and then, come Jan. 1, continue to eat food we enjoy, including the occasional dessert? Wouldnt that be a more sane way to celebrate? Dont worry. This is not an article on how to survive the holiday season without gaining weight. They tell you to set ground rules or use a small plate or simply limit sweets. Unfortunately, this advice often feeds into the unhealthy relationship that most of us have with food. We feel guiltier, we restrict ourselves more when were not celebrating, and then the temptation to go too far is that much stronger. So Im only going to offer one piece of advice: Enjoy your food. Think about how good its going to taste before you put it into your mouth. Then chew, taste and savor every bite. Whether its braised broccoli or peppermint fudge, if its going into your body, it better satisfy your taste buds first. If youre eating something and you cant enjoy it because you feel too guilty about eating it, you have two choices: Either stop eating or make the decision to go ahead and eat without guilt. In my experience, the worst over-eating comes from mindless eating. As it turns out, demanding enjoyment out of your food is not such a novel idea. In fact, its a practice embraced by most of the world. Take the French: Yes, they eat cheese and croissants and chocolate and cream puffs. But they always eat together. They eat almost painfully slowly. They dont go back for seconds. And they enjoy every last bite. The French have a culture that supports a healthy way of thinking about food. We dont. Simply pledging to enjoy your food isnt going to change that, but its a start, and it might influence others positively, too. And if, come Jan. 1, you make your resolutions with a little bit less guilt, I think thats a good thing. From UWIRE. Kate Clabby for The Daily Texan at the University of Texas.

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u.n. may have caused epidemic

U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters in New York that PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti A there is still no conclusive evicontingent of U.N. peacekeepers dence that its base was the source is the likely source of a cholera of the outbreak. He said the orgaoutbreak in Haiti that has killed nization remains very receptive to at least 2,000 people, a French any scientific debate or investigascientist said in a report obtained tion on this. The reports revelation comes on Tuesday by The Associated Press. Epidemiologist Renaud Piarroux a day of high tensions in Haiti, as concluded that the cholera origi- people anxiously await the results nated in a tributary of Haitis of the disputed Nov. 28 presidenArtibonite river, next to a U.N. base tial election and potential resulting outside the town of Mirebalais. violence. Piarroux could not prove there He was sent by the French government to assist Haitian health was cholera inside the base or officials in determining the source among the soldiers, a point the of the outbreak, a French Foreign U.N. has repeatedly used to deny its soldiers brought the disease to Ministry official said Tuesday. No other hypothesis could be Haiti or that its sanitation procefound to explain the outbreak of dures were responsible for releasa cholera epidemic in this village ing it into the environment. He ... not affected by the earthquake writes that military doctors said earlier this year and located doz- there were no instances of cholera ens of kilometers from the coast within the unit. But he also hinted strongly at a and (tent) camps, he wrote in a report that has not been publicly cover-up. It can not be ruled out that released. steps have been taken to remove The report also calls for a further investigation of the outbreak, the suspected fecal matter and to improved medical surveillance erase the traces of an epidemic of and sanitation procedures for U.N. cholera among the soldiers, he wrote. p eacekeeping The report troops and betalso notes that No other hypothesis ter support for septic tanks Haitian health could be found to explain and pipes that authorities. the outbreak of a cholera would have The AP helped to conobtained a copy epidemic in this village. firm sanitation of the report problems and from an official renAud piArroux the presence epidemiologist who released it of the bacteria on condition were no longer of anonymat the base when he visited. ity. Piarroux confirmed he had Nepalese troops earlier conauthored the report but declined in an e-mail interview to discuss firmed they had replaced a leaking his findings. Copies were sent to pipe, between two visits by an AP U.N. and Haitian officials, the for- reporter in October. eign ministry confirmed.

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Young said she thought phone use and texting in class could be a distraction but didnt see a way to control it. Economics professor Sasha Lugovskyy, on the other hand, attempts to do just that control phone use during his class. Lugovskyy strictly prohibits phone use during class and clearly states this at the beginning of the semester. In an Associated Press article, Tindell said, Students these days are so used to multitasking ... they believe they are able to process information just as effectively when they are texting as when they are not. But Lugovskyy isnt buying it. I dont believe in multitasking, Lugovsky said. Rather they skip from one thing to another very quickly and thats why I feel if people use their phone during class it is only a distraction. For his current policy, Lugovskyy adopted professor Bernard Cornets unique way to deal with phone distractions during class. When the first phone goes off, the class receives a warning. The next time a phone goes off, the person is required to sing a song to remain in the class. The song is the students choice and the policy also applies to the professor. I havent had to sing, but I still bring the phone to class, Lugovskyy said. He said the borrowed policy was effective and he hadnt had any significant problems. Lugovskyy said he allowed other things in class, such as eating and drinking, but phone use was something he would not budge on. Although students havent protested the policy, Lugovskyy said some felt as though he was taking away their personal freedoms. Students are really feeling its their right to use a cell phone, Lugovskyy said. Following the study, Tindell and Bohlander advised professors to have clear, written policies on texting, to circulate around the classroom and make frequent eye contact, and to avoid focusing all of their attention on their lecture notes or Power Point presentations.

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Not all students text during class, however. Leah Charles, a junior from Wichita, said she never used her phone during class. Im the type that, if you are in front of me, then you have my attention, Charles said. Charles said texting and using the phone during class was disrespectful. Eric Rath, a professor of history, sees it that way too. Rath does not allow computers, phones, crosswords or other homework during his classes. Raths syllabus states that The use of computers, phones, and other electronic devices is prohibited in this class; use of these during an exam will mean a failing grade for the course and punishment for academic misconduct. In an e-mail, Rath said using electronic devices and reading in class was academic misconduct

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that polluted the learning environment, disturbing the instructor and other students. Rath said he would ask students who broke his rules to leave the room and would count them absent, while he would drop repeat offenders from the course. It is the instructors view that students who waste his time and theirs by engaging in these activities do not belong in his class, Rath said in the e-mail. Smith said while he had never been asked to leave class, one time he forgot to turn the ringer off and his phone rang. Luckily, when the professor answered it, the caller was just his mom. While phone use distracts, Smith said, there have been times when it has been needed, especially with work. Theres times that its more important to run out of class for five minutes and make a phone call if you really need to, Smith said. For emergency purposes its good, but I know theres a lot of times youre just screwing around. Edited by Dana Meredith

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an auditor for a big company. But fraud is becoming more commonplace. Mason said detecting fraud is becoming part of the accountants toolkit. It takes a thief to train a thief to catch a thief, Mason said. We teach them the things that crooks do. From Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 in 2010 about nine months there were 282 counts of counterfeiting or forgery in Lawrence, according to the Lawrence police website. There were 52 counts of false pretenses or swindling, 501 counts of credit card or ATM fraud, 33 counts of impersonation, and nine counts of embezzlement. On campus last year, there was one reported forgery and no embezzlement better than 2001, when there were nine counts of forgery and 11 of embezzlement. And there were six cases of fraud last year on campus. Mason said forensic accounting was one of the hottest jobs in accounting. But while its a problem everywhere, even rearing its head here on campus, Kansas City is not a hotbed for the job, with many big companies basing their fraud detection in big cities such as Los Angeles and New York City. The class trained students broadly. It started with an overview of fraud, talking about why people steal and the art of deception. From there, it moved on to specific methods of fraud. Finally, the class broke into groups, each of which mastered a method of fraud. The groups are giving presentations this week about the type of fraud they researched, on varying topics: surveillance, fraud gadgets, identity theft, mortgage fraud and even check washing. These criminals, they spend all day perfecting these techniques, Mason said. We arm our students with the ability to identify them. Katie Cox, a masters student from St. Louis who plans to work as an audit associate for a public accounting firm, is in the class too. Her group did its presentation on health care fraud. I keep feeling like my grandma needs to take this class, she said. Her group researched ways of swindling the elderly, such as through Medicare or by providing services that people dont need. Its made me a little less naive, Cox said. I had several aha moments. In addition to preparing students to spot signs of fraud, Mason set up the presentations in an executive format to give students practice at presenting their research professionally. He encouraged students to connect to their audience. So Cox and her group decided to start their presentation with a classic scene from Happy Gilmore, where an old woman complains of pain before Ben Stillers character responds that her back will hurt too because she just pulled landscaping duty. There isnt any doubt that the class was interesting for its students and taught them different methods of fraud. But the question remains whether it was more interesting or terrifying. It was the one of the most interesting classes Ive ever had, Cox said. But now Mason will have to keep checking his rearview mirror for students with videocameras. And Reber, whose group did the spying, said the class made her more suspicious, too. I asked for a shredder from my parents for Christmas, Reber said. Edited by Clark Goble

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Syracuse (9-0) knocked off No. 7 Michigan State (7-3) behind Jacksons big game and Scoop Jardines 19-point effort.

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Kansas gets sloppy win, 81-68

tdwyer@kansan.com twitter.com/UDKbasketball NEW YORK The Jayhawks watched the New York Knicks play at Madison Square Garden a day before taking the legendary court for their own game. Apparently, the No. 4 Jayhawks failed to take notes. They picked up a solid 81-68 victory against No. 14 Memphis, but it was one of Kansas sloppiest games of the year. The Jayhawks committed a season-high 22 turnovers, 12 of them coming in an aint-got-no-alibi ugly first half. Our whole team was ridiculously careless tonight, coach Bill Self said. But that was the first time we faced any pressure. The Memphis pressure had plenty to do with Kansas errors the Tigers are by far the most athletic team Kansas has faced this year and it fell largely on the shoulders of point guard Tyshawn Taylor to figure it out. He started out really nervous, but he made some really big plays, Self said. Taylors nervous start was noticeable throughout the team. Self said the team had a different kind of

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Junior guard Tyshawn Taylor leaps over a Memphis defender as he shoots Thursday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. Taylor had 14 points in the 81-68 win against Memphis.

Scrimmage players relish playing in the Phog

BY CARLO RAMIREZ
cramirez@kansan.com Seeing 16,300 people all in one place is something Zack Muskin, a senior from Omaha, Neb., still gets butterflies thinking about. Each dribble did not match the pace of his heartbeat. Each shot he took during the scrimmage at Late Night in the Phog against the womens basketball team seemed to hang in the air for an eternity. The crowd and noise would fade as he lifted his frame off the ground to send a prayer toward the rim. Time has never gone slower for Muskin, and he has never felt better than when one of his shots pierced through the net. Definitely up there with the coolest things Ive got to experience, he said. The Dream Team, assembled from students enrolled full-time in classes, were asked to scrimmage against the womens team during Late Night. The womens team uses five to six male players each practice to give the ladies stronger, more physical opponents. The guys play the role of scout team, running the plays and executing the tendencies of the teams upcoming competition. They allow starters and backups time to rest their legs and grasp the opposing teams tendencies. Freshman guard Diara Moore said she believed the players make a big difference preparing her for competition. The guards are so quick off the dribble, it really helps my defense and they always play hard which helps a lot, Moore said. The practice players rotate each day depending on their class schedules and practice for a few hours. Players like Muskin see the practices as an opportunity to stay in shape and play in Allen Fieldhouse a few times a week. Dannielle Campbell, a firstyear graduate assistant in charge of coordinating the players, looks for skill set, worth ethic and selflessness when choosing a practice player. As long as they are about the girls and know its not about them, Campbell said. The purpose is to make the girls better. Beside the perks of playing in the Fieldhouse, committed players receive Kansas athletic clothing, an occasional free meal and the opportunity to release some anxiety and go play basketball for a few hours a week. The players know it is a rare opportunity to play in one of college basketballs best venues. Playing in the Fieldhouse never gets old, Muskin said with a smile. Edited by Clark Goble

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Senior center Krysten Boogaard attempts to shoot over practice player Jeremy Vitt, a senior from Hiawatha, at Late Night. Boogaard finished with a team high six points as the women's team defeated the practice squad 22-14.

uys or girls next time you are out at a bar trying to find a girl/boy to talk to, think of what Turner Gill is going through this offseason. Recruiting follows the same basic steps. You begin by talking and getting to know the person. You find out what their talents and interests are and where they would like to be in two years. Do the flashing lights of a bowl game intrigue them? More than likely, if you are talking to a beautiful girl who stands out above other prospects at the bar, guys will be interrupting you left and right to try to get her attention. Some, in order to gain added time with the girl, will offer her a drink. They are the cheaters. They will be the ones on the news being sued for offering illegal incentives. Not to mention, high school recruits arent of age to drink. Coach Gill is in the biggest imaginable bar, the United States, and he is already pulling in recruits with only a three-win season as his wing man. Somehow, this early into the offseason, the equivalent of 10 p.m. on a Friday night, Gill has two recruits committed to come to Kansas in the spring. Darrian Miller, a running back from Blue Springs, Mo., is the only player on Kansas wish list with a four-star rating from Rivals.com. With a nod of the head to Gill, he has signed a letter of intentto Kansas. Ranked as the 23rd-best running back in the country by Rivals, Miller could bring more of an attraction factor to Kansas recruiting prowess next season, like an added wing man for Gill going forward. However, the team has already found a running back, freshman James Sims. He has shown the speed and the power necessary for a back taking the majority of the carries per game. Behind him is a shifty guy just like the incoming Miller, sophomore DJ Beshears. Even further down the depth chart is another main recruit from this years freshman class, Brandon Bourbon. If Gill stays out at the clubs any longer, his players at home might become a little jealous. Miller will have to find a way to fit in without being a home wrecker. His high school tapes show his capability to become a star. He runs sideways nearly as fast as he runs forward with a 20-yard shuttle time of 4.23. In order for Miller to become a star, he needs an offensive line to open up running lanes. Already on cue, Gill has shown his chivalry by wooing that needed big man to campus. Dylan Admire from Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park has been named to the Kansas All-State team for two years. He could be a prize catch for Gill if he bulks up from his current 265pound frame. The offseason is just beginning and the night still young. In Kansas footballs line of sight is a bar full of three-star recruits, but some could prove to be diamonds in the rough. Gill is proving why Kansas began its love affair with him before this season started because he was rumored to be able to recruit stars no matter what night he goes out. Now all he needs is a trophy quarterback, and junior college transfer Zack Stoudt could be that star. Reel em in Gill. Reel em in. Edited by Joel Petterson

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

You can play hard. You can play aggressive. You can give 120%, but if one guy is out of position then someones running through the line of scrimmage and hes going to gain a bunch of yards.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick

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The new england Patriots are the first team in nFL history to score 30-plus points in four straight games without a turnover.
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n the bitter cold of winter, all I can think about right now is Major League Baseball. With the winter meetings beginning this week in Orlando, theres a good reason to keep an eye on the proceedings. Traditionally, the 30 general managers of each team meet for three and a half days most of which are filled with rampant rumors of free-agent signings and trades. GMs also decide on possible rule changes brought up in these meetings. During the 2007 winter session, a 25-5 vote approved the use of replay to judge home-run disputes. With all of these happening in half a week, the hot stove atmosphere is definitely heating up in Florida. A lot of big names have already inked with a team while others are biding their time. Jayson Werths seven-year, $126 million dollar contract to play outfield for the Washington Nationals is the third-highest contract ever for an outfielder. Some people believe Adrian Gonzalezs new contract with the Red Sox could reach $154 million to spread over seven years. And, yes, the Yankees wised up and signed their captain Derek Jeter for three years and $51 million

Winter meetings heating up

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clucero@kansan.com dollars, with a fourth-year option if Jeter wants to use it. Meanwhile, Cliff Lee will most likely be the biggest benefactor of the offseason. Lee, who has played for four different teams in a two-year span, is being courted by many teams including the Rangers, Yankees and Nationals. The bottom line is that Cliff Lee will be a very rich man and can basically pick his team most likely a contender if he signs with any of the aforementioned teams. Carl Crawfords services are also being sought by suitors like the Yankees, Angels and Tigers, and its not a stretch to think Crawford could get a Werth-like contract from one of those

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teams. Theres still many moves to be made at the 2010 version of the winter meetings, including a hopefully quick move out of the hospital for Rockies manager Jim Tracy, who collapsed at a hotel in Orlando and is resting comfortably as of press time. A useful tool to stay abreast of the offseason is mlbtraderumors.com, a site compiling each and every rumor of transactions as they come from the people who cover each team. Edited by Clark Goble

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Wares seventh three-pointer gives Georgia 73-72 victory

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ATLANTA Dustin Ware hit his seventh 3-pointer of the game with 15.3 seconds remaining, leading Georgia to a 73-72 win over Georgia Tech on Tuesday night. Ware scored all 21 of his points from outside the arc, missing only twice from long range. With the game tied at 70, Gerald Robinson drove toward the lane, luring the defense away from Ware, then kicked it back out to the 5-foot11 junior standing all alone at the stripe. Even with Mfon Udofia desperately running at him, Ware swished the shot to give the Bulldogs (6-2) a 73-70 lead. Georgia Tech (4-4) passed up a chance at a tying 3, settling for Glen Rices uncontested layup with 6.8 seconds remaining. Robinson missed a pair of free throws, giving the Yellow Jackets one last chance. But a long heave from the baseline was picked off in front of the Georgia basket by Travis Leslie, sealing the win for the road team. Trey Thompkins also had 21 points for the Bulldogs. Iman Shumpert led Georgia Tech with 18 points but appeared to be struggling with cramps, forcing him to the bench in the critical final minutes, though senior Maurice Miller did a good job filling in. The Yellow Jackets appeared to be in control when Miller made a slick move around Jeremy Price, dumping off a pass to Daniel Miller for a dunk that made it 70-65 with 2:14 remaining. But that would be Georgia Techs final basket until Rices layup near the end.

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The Lawrence Parks and recreation department needs volunteer coaches for the seventh grade boys and girls junior high intramural basketball program. The program is six weeks long and practices begin Jan. 24. Practices and games will be held at the junior high school gyms. coaches are required to hold one or two practices a week and coach each saturday game. Games will be from Feb. 5 through march 12. Jamie reed, recreation center programmer, said she saw coaching as a unique opportunity to help out with the community and build

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A spokesman for Jamie mccourt says a judge has ruled that a postnuptial marital agreement that gives sole ownership of the Los Angeles dodgers to Frank mccourt is not valid. mark Fabiani told The Associated Press the decision means the dodgers could be shared under californias community property law. Fabiani says he has seen the ruling that was shared with attorneys Tuesday but has yet to review the entire document.

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Player found dead in his dorm room

Garden city police say a college student and football player found dead in his dorm room was the son of colorado assistant coach darian Hagan. Authorities on monday said 19-year-old deVaughn c. Levy, of englewood, colo., was found dead saturday in his Garden city community college room. Garden city police say no foul play is suspected. An official cause of death has not been announced. The Garden city Telegram reports that Levy is the son of darian Hagan.
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The saline county Planning commission has approved a permit needed to reopen the salina speedway to auto racing. The commission voted monday to issue a conditional use permit to Topeka businessman Tommy Hendrickson and track owner chuck Fairchild. The track closed in 2006 after operating nearly continuously since opening in 1969. It is on 38 acres near the salina municipal Airport. Hendrickson told the commission that hes heard a lot of support for reopening the track. no one spoke in opposition.

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Marquette wins big in Texas, Charlotte beats Denver by two; but Fulce suffers knee injury Karl still one shy of 1,000 wins
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MILWAUKEE Marquette players didnt feel much like celebrating a big win after losing one of their big men to an injury. Freshman guard Vander Blue scored 21 to lead Marquette to an 86-50 victory over Texas A&MCorpus Christi on Tuesday, but the night was marred by what appeared to be a significant left knee injury to senior forward Joseph Fulce. Fulce, who missed time earlier in the season with an injury to the same knee, fell to the court with just over 13 minutes left. He was down and clearly in pain for several minutes before being helped off. Marquette coach Buzz Williams said he and the players were headed to the hospital to visit Fulce. Hes got a shot knee, Williams said. Its been shot. I would say its completely shot. Thats all I know. Jimmy Butler and Jae Crowder had 15 points each for the Golden Eagles (7-2), who took a 25-4 lead to start the game. Butler also had nine rebounds. Crowder said it was difficult to listen to Fulce scream in pain as the crowd fell silent. I knew it was the same knee that he just came back from, Crowder said. I knew it was serious. Then the screaming that I heard and everybody else heard really shut me down. Guard Reggie Smith said it was hard to celebrate the victory. We werent really excited about the win, Smith said. We were more concerned about Joe. After our huddle, we said Joe on three. Hes a really important part of our team. If he cant play, of course we have to move on, but its a big loss for us. Blue was the Golden Eagles biggest bright spot. He got off to a hot start, scoring nine of the Golden Eagles first 14 points. Its a big week for Blue, a freshman from Madison, Wis., who will face in-state rival Wisconsin the school he originally committed to on Saturday at the Bradley Center. Hes just so active, Williams said. His activity on both ends of the floor leads to good things. I think hes beginning to have more comfort in using his aggressiveness within how we want to play on both ends, and thats really positive. And I think hes even going to get better. Williams was less impressed with the play of freshman forward Davante Gardner, one of the players who would likely have to pick up the slack if Fulce is lost for an extended period. I thought he was really bad, Williams said. He picked up two fouls in the first half, reaching in on a ball screen. I didnt think he was very good. I was glad he got to play, because hes going to have to play, especially if Joes out.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. Stephen Jackson scored 23 points and the Charlotte Bobcats held off Denver 100-98 on Tuesday night to deny Nuggets coach George Karl his 1,000th NBA win. Returning to North Carolina where he played in college and going up against his longtime friend and fellow former Tar Heel Larry Brown, Karl had hoped to become the seventh coach of the 1,000-win club in Charlotte. The Nuggets nearly rallied from eight points down with 90 seconds left, but Chauncey Billups missed a tying jumper in the corner as time expired. Billups scored 25 points and Carmelo Anthony added 22

points and seven rebounds for the Nuggets, who had won seven straight. Jackson scored nine points in the fourth quarter, including consecutive 3-pointers to put Charlotte ahead 95-88 with 3:23 left. Boris Diaws bucket with 1:35 left made it 99-91. But the Nuggets stormed back, and after Jackson failed to hit the rim on a 3-point attempt, the Nuggets had a chance to tie. Billups dribbled the ball into the right corner, but his fadeaway bounced off the rim at the buzzer. It left the 59-year-old Karl stuck at 999 wins heading into a game at Boston on Wednesday. Back in North Carolina where he helped lead the Tar Heels to the 1972 Final Four, Karl understood

the significance of going for 1,000 wins here while coaching against Brown. Ive talked about the karma of being here, said Karl, in his 23rd NBA season. And of course Larry was probably the first guy that helped me be a coach. But Karl had a quick replay when asked before the game if it was the perfect storm to reach the milestone, Or the perfect storm to get your (butt) kicked, Karl said. One or the other. Despite a near meltdown late, Brown beat his friend for his 1,326th win in the NBA and ABA, leaving him 10 shy of Don Nelsons record. Brown had the upper hand on this night, giving Charlotte only its third win in eight games.

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Cleveland continues losing streak, drops game on road at Philadelphia

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PHILADELPHIA Thaddeus Young had a season-high 26 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers 117-97 on Tuesday night for their fourth win in five games. Lou Williams scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for Philadelphia, which placed seven players in double figures in its highest scoring output of the season. Jodie Meeks and Jrue Holiday had 16 points apiece, Andre Iguodala scored 13 and Elton Brand finished with 12. J.J. Hickson had 18 points for Cleveland, which has lost five consecutive games by an average of 22.2 points. Daniel Gibson scored 16 and Mo Williams added 15. Young made 11 of 12 shots from the field and also had 11 rebounds as the Sixers bettered their previous scoring high set in a 123-116 loss to the Cavaliers on Nov. 3. He scored 17 of Philadelphias 66 firsthalf points, a team high for any half this season. Cleveland has dropped nine of 11 overall, surrendering at least 100 points in each of those losses. After a slow early start, Philadelphia (7-14) found its shooting touch against one of the leagues worst defenses, shooting 26 of 46 from the floor and 11 of 15 from the free-throw line to build a 66-54 lead at halftime. Cleveland (7-14) stumbled in the third quarter and Spencer Hawes made a 3-pointer with 2:27 left to increase Philadelphias lead to 89-66. The Cavaliers pulled within 11 early in the fourth quarter on Gibsons 3-pointer, but the Sixers responded with a 14-4 run.

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Kansas Memphis Jayhawk Stat Leaders

Points Rebounds

37 | 44 81 35 | 33 68
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Markieff Morris

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Thomas robinson 5-11 Jeff Withey elijah Johnson mario Little Travis releford Team Totals 0-1 3-3 0-0 2-3 32-56

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Junior center Markieff Morris puts up a shot over Memphis forward Tarik Black during the second half. Morris led the Jayhawks with 16 points, adding seven rebounds and a block in Kansas' 81-68 victory over Memphis Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.

Senior guard Tyrel Reed makes a pass over Memphis guard Charles Carmouche late in Kansas' 81-68 victory Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. Kansas broke a streak of three straight loses in the Garden with the win Tuesday night and improved to 8-0 in the season.

Will Barton Will coleman antonio Barton chris crawford drew Barham d.J. stephens angel Garcia Team Totals

7-17 3-6 1-5 5-10 0-0 0-0 0-3 27-73

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energy getting ready to play in the Garden, but the sloppiness had plenty to do with Taylor, whose influence on the team can hardly be understated through the young season. As Taylor goes, in terms of staying under control, so go the Jayhawks. Hes our most valuable player to date, Self said, because hes our primary handler. Without him breaking pressure down or being the athlete on the perimeter, this team would be deficient. Self described the team, led by Taylor, as a fun team, but wild. Taylor said he had it spot on. I think thats exactly what it is. Its just the dumb stuff that we do, Taylor said. We make careless turnovers and mental lapes on defenses. We do some dumb stuff, but I think he likes us because we play hard for the most part. I think were a pretty good team. Markieff Morris said the wild pace Taylor sets is something the Jayhawks sometimes need. With the number of outstanding athletes on the Jayhawks roster, a frenetic tempo can overwhelm teams that favor a slower style of play. Were a fast-paced team, Morris said. At other times, we just need to control the game, and Tyshawn does a good job of that, slowing us down and controlling us. But even though Memphis is one of the few teams that Kansas cant out-athlete, it didnt stop the Jayhawks from trying. When the Jayhawks were building their lead, they were playing controlled offensive basketball. Once the lead was built, though, Kansas started flying on both ends of the floor, and Memphis found its way back into contention. We had a little too much fun, Johnson said. We got a little loose at one point. Johnson never got too worried though. We were in control. We controlled the game. Even when we werent in control, we were controlling the game mentally, Johnson said. It seems like circular logic, but there may be some wisdom there. The Jayhawks may need to play close to the edge in order to be at their best. Maybe thats just us, I guess, Taylor said. I dont know. Maybe thats what well hang our coat on. Edited by Clark Goble

Schedule
*all games in bold are at home Date Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 19 Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 1 Jan. 5 Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 29 feb. 1 feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 12 feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 21 feb. 26 Opponent WASHbURN EMPORIA STATE LONGWOOD VALPARALSO NORTH TExAS TExAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI OhiO ArizONA UCLA MeMphis COLOrADO sTATe USC CALifOrNiA UT ARLINGTON MIAMI UMKC MiChiGAN iOWA sTATe NEbRASKA BAyLOr TExAS COLOrADO KANSAS STATE TeXAs TeCh NeBrAskA MISSOURI IOWA STATE kANsAs sTATe COLORADO OKLAHOMA STATE OkLAhOMA Result/Time W, 92-62 W, 90-59 W, 113-75 W, 79-44 W, 93-60 W, 82-41 W, 98-41 W, 87-79 W, 77-76 W, 81-68 5:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 10 p.m. 8 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA 8 p.m. 1 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 11 a.m.

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Senior guard Tyrel Reed tries to get a shot off between two Memphis defenders. Kansas shot 57 percent from the field to Memphis' 37 percent in the Jayhawks' 81-68 victory Tuesday, defeating a ranked opponent for the first time this season.

Junior guard Tyshawn Taylor soars for a dunk on a breakaway during the first half. Taylor was one of four Jayhawks to score in double figures Tuesday night as Kansas defeated Memphis 81-68 in New York.

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Bench provides options at post position in NYC

mlavieri@kansan.com twitter.com/kansanbball NEW YORK Madison Square Garden may be considered the worlds biggest basketball stage. On Tuesday night, Kansas had the opportunity to play on that big stage on national television. The Jayhawks were in the Big Apple for the annual Jimmy V Classic. The four Jayhawks from the east coast didnt want to disappoint the family and friends that were in town to watch the game. Three of them make up the low post presence for the Jayhawks: sophomore forward Thomas Robinson and junior forwards Marcus and Markieff Morris. You probably wouldnt say unbelievable in certain areas, but you look at it and they get 30 points and 15 rebounds in 56 minutes and thats pretty good for your post players, coach Bill Self said. Self said earlier this year that it is important for the team, especially those three, to stay out of foul trouble. On Tuesday night, two of them did Robinson and Marcus Morris. You can play maybe without one of the three, but its hard to play without two of the three, so that was important, Self said. Marcus played the most minutes hes played all season with 32. To put it into perspective, he is averaging a little more than 26 on the season. Its very important, but we have some guys on the bench that can really play, Marcus said. But it was very important that I stay out of foul trouble, so I could be on the court with my teammates. Markieff might have led the team with 16 points, but he was only on the floor for 24 minutes because he had a team-high four fouls. Markieff will score a lot more points and get more rebounds if he

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BY MIKE LAVIERI

kansas 81, MeMphis 68

Game to remember
Sophomore forward Thomas Robinson Bill Self said Thomas Robinson was the best player in the game for the Jayhawks, and you dont have to look hard at the stat sheet to see why. Robinson was the only Jayhawk to finish with a double-double and absolutely dominated the Tigers on the Robinson glass. He played really well, played smart, and was under control, Self said. If Robinson continues to play as well as hes shown he can, theres no reason he wont compete for Markieff Morris starting spot as the season progresses.

Game to forget
Senior guard Mario Little Little was nonexistent in the second half, thats because he didnt play. He played eight minutes in the first half tallying one assist, zero points and two fouls. Coach Self has raved about how Little is a scorer and how he does a good job in the low post, but there Little arent any results to show for it this season. Little will need to assert himself in the next few games if he wants to have any chance of making the eight-man rotation Self usually uses when conference play starts.

Quotes of the night

When you dont say something and then you have media and different people coming to you and asking you, it doesnt make sense at all. It seems like youre the last one to find out about it, it can be confusing and irritating. Im a Jayhawk. Im going to be here until they kick me out, and I dont think theyre going to kick me out anytime soon. So Ive got another two-and-a-half years.

Johnson

Elijah Johnson, addressing false rumors that he would be transferring

Josh is wild, too. So hes going to fit in great.

Bill Self on how Josh Selby will change the teams offensive makeup

Self

Prime plays
19:46 Tyrel Reed starts the game off with a three from the corner. Tyshawn Taylor did a nice job of pulling the defense into the paint with a drive from the opposite corner prior to kicking it out to Reed. (3-0) 11:02 Tyshawn Taylor gets an outlet pass from Markieff Morris with nobody in front of him and he slams it down with authority. (16-14) 14:40 Thomas Robinson throws a baseball pass to elijah Johnson who slams down a dunk with nobody in front of him. (23-20)

FIRST HALF (SCORE AFTER PLAY)

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Sophomore forward Thomas Robinson puts up a shot infront of Memphis forward Tarik Black during the second half. Robinson recorded a doubledouble with 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Jayhawks defeated the Tigers 81-68. plays more than seven minutes a half, Self said. When Self had to take him out, he was replaced with either Robinson, senior forward Mario Little or sophomore center Jeff Withey. We have two more, Self said. Rio can play upfront and Jeff Withey will give us more minutes as we move forward. Withey only gave the Jayhawks two minutes with one rebound and one point. It was a lackluster performance from him, and Self pulled him for Robinson when he let his man hit a wide-open three-pointer. I would say Thomas was our best performer tonight, Self said. I thought he played really well. He played smart and was under control. Robinson recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in 15 minutes of work. We need to try and keep Markieff on the floor, Robinson said. Knowing that you have me on the bench to come in and back it up wherever we have foul trouble is a good thing, Edited by Joel Petterson

16:08 Kansas is on a 9-0 run in a 1:45 span after Tyrel Reed knocks down a three from the corner forcing Josh Pastner to take a time-out to try to take Kansas out of rhythm. (48-39) 14:55 elijah Johnson throws a perfect lob on the backdoor ally-oop to Markieff Morris. (60-48) 10:10 Marcus Morris throws elijah Johnson a pretty ally-oop, but it was set up by a Markieff Morris pick of Johnsons man. (60-48) 3:31 Brady Morningstar gives Kansas its biggest lead with a three pointer and looks to have put the game on ice. (74-59) 2:00 Rock Chalk chant sounds in Madison Square Garden. (76-63)

SECOND HALF

Notes
Kansas improved to 1-2 all-time in the Jimmy V Classic. Kansas is 3-0 in its last three games against Memphis. Robinsons double-double was his first of the season and second of his career.

Key stats

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Junior forward Marcus Morris gets a shot past Memphis forward Angel Garcia during Kansas' 81-68 victory over Memphis Tuesday. Morris was the Jayhawks' second leading scorer with 14 points and added eight rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Kansas improved to 8-0 on the season and defeated a ranked opponent for the first time this year.

22 6-11 44-31 19,391 10, 10 0

The Jayhawks turned the ball over 22 times in their first test against real defensive pressure. The Jayhawks early season shooting woes have gone by the wayside. They hit 6-of-11 threes. A game after losing the rebounding battle for the first time, the Jayhawks outrebound the Tigers 44-31. Madison Square Garden sold all 19,391 seats for the game.

Thomas Robinson finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Its his third double-double this season.

elijah Johnson finished with zero assists in 21 minutes.

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Moores 23 points No. 8 Syracuse takes down Mich. St. help Purdue win
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VALPARAISO, Ind. ETwaun Moore scored 23 points to help No. 19 Purdue beat Valparaiso 76-58 on Tuesday night. JaJuan Johnson had 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks, Kelsey Barlow scored 13 points and Lewis Jackson added 11 points, four assists and four steals for the Boilermakers (8-1), who won their third straight. It was Purdues first game without John Hart. The teams No. 3 scorer is expected to miss at least a month with a stress fracture in his right foot. Purdue led 30-28 at halftime before shooting 57 percent from the field after the break. Brandon Wood scored 20 points for Valparaiso (6-3), but he had just two in the second half. Wood made 7 of 11 shots from the field, but his teammates made just 13 of 41. The Crusaders had averaged 76 points per game, but they shot 39 percent had committed 16 turnovers. Purdues last on-court loss to its intrastate rival had come in 1965, but the Boilermakers struggled early. Woods 3-pointer with 5 minutes left in the first half gave the Crusaders a 25-23 lead and got the capacity crowd into a frenzy. Purdue hung tough, and a bank shot by Johnson gave the Boilermakers a two-point lead at halftime. The preseason AllAmerican had five points, four rebounds and four turnovers at the break while struggling against Valparaisos double teams. Wood made his first seven shots and scored 18 points in the first half. Moore hit a 3-pointer from the right wing, then made a jumper from inside the arc to give the Boilermakers a 38-34 lead three minutes into the second half. A 3-pointer by Ryne Smith put the finishing touch on an 8-0 run. Valparaiso closed within four before the Boilermakers began pulling away. Moore tipped in his own miss to put the Boilermakers up 53-40, and Purdue led by double digits the rest of the way. NEW YORK Rick Jackson matched his season-high with 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Syracuse to a 72-58 victory over No. 7 Michigan State on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. Scoop Jardine had 19 points and Kris Joseph added 14 for the Orange (9-0), who took the lead 4 minutes into the game and never relinquished it in front of a sellout crowd of 19,391 which was solidly behind the team from upstate New York. With the 6-foot-9, 240-pound Jackson leading the way, Syracuse dominated inside finishing with a 42-24 advantage on points in the paint and outrebounding the Spartans 38-30. Michigan State led the nation the last two seasons in rebound margin. The Orange won for the first time in three appearances in this event which has helped raise over $100 million for the V Foundation, a fundraising effort for cancer research started by the late Jim Valvano. Durrell Summers had 18 points for Michigan State (6-3). All of the Spartan losses have been to teams ranked in the top 10 as they lost to Connecticut in the Maui Invitational and topranked Duke. The Spartans, who won their first two appearances in the Jimmy Classic, committed 20 turnovers in the loss to the Blue Devils and didnt help themselves against Syracuse, finishing with 17. They also hurt themselves by going 9 of 16 at the free throw line. Michigan State got within 50-47 on a free throw by Draymond Green with 12:24 to play. Dion Waters hit a 3 just one of Syracuses 2 in 11 attempts and Jardine followed nine empty possessions by both teams with a three-point play and the Spartans were never closer than six points the rest of the way. Korie Lucious had 10 points for the Spartans, while Kalin Lucas had eight on 3-for-9 shooting as he continues his recovery from the Achilles tendon injury he suffered during the NCAA tournament. Summer was 4 of 9 from 3-point range.

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Syracuses Kris Joseph drives past Michigan States Delvon Roe in the first half of Syracuses 72-58 victory against Michigan State during the Jimmy V Classic tournament on Tuesday in New York.

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HOUSTON Luis Scola had 35 points and 12 rebounds Tuesday night to lead the Rockets to a 97-83 win over the Detroit Pistons, ruining Tracy McGradys return to Houston. McGrady hit a 3-pointer with about eight minutes left to get the Pistons within one, but Houston scored the next seven points to stretch the lead to 85-77 with six minutes remaining. Scola made the last basket of that run and added six of Houstons next eight points as the Rockets built a 93-79 lead. McGrady, who spent 5 seasons with the Rockets, finished with 11 points. He got his fourth and fifth fouls shortly after his 3-pointer and went to the bench for good. Rodney Stuckey had 18 points and five assists for Detroit. Kyle Lowry added 22 points and 12 assists for Houston, and Kevin Martin had 21 points. Detroit scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter, capped by a dunk by Greg Monroe, to cut the lead to 76-74 before the Rockets took over. McGrady played his first game in Houston since being traded to the Knicks last season. He signed with the Pistons as a free agent.

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Sublease Master Bedroom for December. $345 a month. 850-516-0457 hawkchalk.com/322 SUBLEASE WANTED!! $399 The Exchange! 1bd/1ba in a 4bd/4ba washer/dryer, private bath. hawkchalk.com/325 Two rooms are available in a 4 bdr/3 bath townhome. Only $310 with super cheap utilities! Contact Rachel at brachel7@ku.edu. hawkchalk.com/298 Ranch Way Townhomes - 3 BRs Avail. Now. 1 Mo. Free Rent (785) 842-7644 www.gagemgmt.com 2 BR Apts Available 701 W. 9th Street - $600 Close to Campus and Downtown www.firstmanagementinc.com 785-841-8468 2 BR 1 BA. $650 - $695. Leasing now & for spring. For more info visit www.lawrencepm.com or call (785) 832-8728.

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$480/mo 2BR Duplex Avail. Now Lots of windows and light, sliding glass doors, W/D hookups, central heat and air, very reasonable util., one small pet, offstreet partking for 2 cars, easy walking distance to downtown and KU. Please call (785) 841-5797 1brm&1bth Sublet for Spring On bus route,laundry in apt & More! Rent:$610 a mo. Will help pay half or ALL of utilities.Call Bonnie 281.221.0380 or Bonashdav@AOL.com hawkchalk.com/312 4 BR 2 BA HD wood floors, immaculate cond. lots of parking, great location near campus must see! 785-760-0144 CHRISTIAN Roommates wanted. Im with CRU. 4 bd 2 bth. 1028 Tenn. W/D, parking, wireless and sat. $350 plus utils. Contact 913-306-3424 ask for Zach hawkchalk.com/320 Fall Semester Lease: Aug. - Dec. 4 BR, 3 BA, 2 Car Garage, near KU Call (785) 841-3849 Sunrise Village 2-3 BRs Avail. Now 1 mo. free rent. (785) 841-8400. www.gagemgmt.com Rentals Avail. 3BR Aptartment, a Block to Student Union, 2 BR Apartment, Residential Office. 841-6254

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FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED JanJune $350/mo. @ 9th and Maine 2 Blocks from campus, on KU bus route Great house, awesome roommates Contact: (720)984-4475 or jennacs@Ku.edu - hawkchalk.com/326 Female roommates needed to fill a three bedroom one bathroom house. Walking distance from campus. $350 Rent plus $120 utilities. Call 785-658-5573 hawkchalk.com/294 Female Sublease needed at Exchange Apts from Jan 20-May 20. Rent is $459/mo + ONLY electricity ($30 mnth) Pls contact Ana at 913 485 9616 or anakuehler1@ku.edu hawkchalk.com/321 Highpointe Apartments 2001 W. 6th Street Free rent on select 2 BRs 1, 2, & 3 BRs Pool, spa, hot tub, fitness center, free dvd rentals, bus route, pets welcome www.firstmanagementinc.com 785-841-8468 Looking for a sublease for one 1-BR apt. and 1 BR in a 2-BR apt. @ the Exchange. Need subleases fast! Rent will be paid on 1-BR for December. jayhawk.pioneer@ yahoo.com Hawkchalk.com/301 ONE OR TWO PEOPLE TO SUBLEASE Hawker Apt 2nd semester. Right by the fb stadium & a 5 min walk to campus. 2 bdrm/2 bth room. Contact ksheridan@yahoo.com hawkchalk.com/311 Open now: Great 4 BR House on Illinois St. near 19th. Walk to campus, $400 per month each/ split utilities 4way. 3 BR and BA on 2nd floor open. Free W/D; some storage. Secure parking. Avail now! Call Greg; 815-274-5608 to see today.

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Responsible and clean roomate needed, male or female, close to campus and on bus rout, resonable price(negotiable deposite), semi-furnished nice home, pet friendly, for more details call 785-7667631 Room for rent in house right off Mass st. Private parking, on KU bus route, furnished with kitchen and washer/dryer, all utilities and pet corgi included. hawkchalk.com/295

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Florida Cape Canaveral Area. 1 BR Queen size bed apt. w/ pull-out couch. 2 BA. Spring break week. Near beach and freeway. minnie3509@yahoo.com LOST: thin silver band with I love you engraved on outside. please email dabears3@ku.edu if found. hawkchalk.com/22

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ATTN STUDENTS! $17.25 base/appt. FT/PT, sales/svc, no experience nec. Conditions apply, (785) 371-1293 BARTENDING. UP TO $300/DAY. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. TRAINING PROVIDED. 800-965-6520 EXT 108. Earn $1000-$3200/mo to drive new cars with ads. www.AdCarDriver.com GOT MONTESSORI? Raintree Montessori School is interviewing for substitutes and two part-time positions: 7:15-9:00 AM and 3:30-5:30 PM. $10/hr. Call 843-6800 Lawrence Start-up Company: Heart of America E-Commerce is looking for an amazing individual to channel their passion to help launch a new e-venture and bring about positive, real change as we revolutionize online shopping. This positon is Social Media Assistant. Help us generate buzz, monitor social media channels, web forums and comment boards, promote daily posts, twitter conversations, SEO & SEM. Brevity and good grammar required. $7.50/hr + incentives 20 hrs/wk 8 am - 1 pm start 1/11/11. Send interest and qualifications to tschmidt@eaglecom.net STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid Survey Takers Needed in Lawrence. 100% FREE to Join! Click on Surveys. The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence is hiring for part time after-school program Group Leaders. Must be available afternoons approx. 1-6 pm. Approx. 14-20 hrs/week at $8.00/hr. Please apply in person at:Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence 1520 Haskell Ave Lawrence, KS 66044

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AVAIL Aug or June, 4 BR or 3 BR, 3 bath, near KU, great cond., W/D, D/W, all appliances. Call, must see 785-8413849.

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